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Email

astew@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-2271-5942

Prof Alastair Stewart

Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology

361 Scholarly works
53 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Distinct pulmonary pathophysiological mechanisms in COPD, bronchiectasis, and primary immunodeficiency: a multi-omics investigation of disease heterogeneity via sputum and blood profiling
    DOI: 10.1186/s12931-025-03481-6
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Response to: Justifying and reporting the use of severe stress in experiments that use animals
    DOI: 10.1111/bph.70411
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury: Mechanotransduction and Potential Therapeutic Targets
    DOI: 10.1002/mco2.70598
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mechanopharmacology
    DOI: 10.1111/bph.70308
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Chemokines as Novel Nucleic Acid Sensors: A New Function in Innate Immunity
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Casein Kinase 1 Delta Inhibitors Reset the Clock to Suppress Inflammation and Fibrosis
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Cryogenic Quantum Microscope Facility (Non-Arc Cash)
Alastair Stewart

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2023
University of Melbourne
2012
Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society (FBPhS)
2008
ASCEPT visiting lecturer to the British Pharmacological Society 2009. Australian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mechanopharmacology: in vitro techniques to advance drug discovery
    DOI: 10.1111/bph.17401
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Neodymium-Doped Nanocrystals for Sensing Cellular Temperature at the Nanoscale
    DOI: 10.1002/adom.71386
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Matrix Softness Induces an Afibrogenic Lipofibroblast Phenotype in Fibroblasts from Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2025-0030OC
  • 2025

    Journal article

    CK1δ Is Implicated in TGF-β1 Activation of Human Lung Myofibroblasts
    DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2024-0421le
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Should culture media for microphysiological systems be nutritionally physiological?
    DOI: 10.1038/s44222-025-00290-w
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Miniaturized multispectral imaging for microfluidic pH sensing
    DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2025.100764

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    ARC Training Centre for Microphysiological System Technology (MiPSET) , Participants Agreement
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Multiplexed Micro-Physiological Perfusion System for Bioproduction and Drug Testing

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